Before he gallivanted into the world of Edgar Allan Poe, Corman made this hysterical, grim comedy highlighting his distaste for the art world and obsession with the macabre... Shooting on leftover sets in just five days for fifty thousand dollars, Corman’s subtle, unparalleled genius is in top form, mocking the beatniks of the 1950s, notably without any buckets of blood.

Synopsis

A frustrated and talentless artist finds acclaim for a plaster covered dead cat that is mistaken as a skillful statuette. Soon the desire for more praise leads to an increasingly deadly series of works. –IMDB—
66 min